Merchant of the Underworld

"But that old devil can turn into an octopus and get in, what should we do?" Fan Chong turned around and asked.

Apparently, after the Jiang brothers spoke twice in a row, Fan Chong was impressed by the profound experience of the young old men and made him the first subject of questioning.

"Just cut through the rock." The Jiang brothers said in an understatement: "He got into the small hole with the body of an octopus, but he didn't get to the bottom of the water with this, just with the help of the negative thing in his hand, that is, the With so many comrades here, it shouldn’t be difficult to crack a small hole."

"Mr. Jiang." Lina looked at the Jiang brothers politely and nodded with a smile: "According to the results of our scientific and technological detection, that piece of rock is not natural, but synthetic. A conservative estimate is that it has a history of at least seven thousand years."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be extremely shocked.

Seven thousand years? That pile of rocks has a history of seven thousand years.

What kind of high technology did people have at that time, and how could they use clay to make a pottery bowl? It was amazing, right?

But such a majestic underwater ruins are clearly located here. What kind of place is this?

Lina nodded towards everyone and continued: "Seven thousand years has exceeded the earliest age of all known civilizations. At first we couldn't believe it, but after repeated calculations and continuous deductions, it is indeed true, and it is the most recent It’s a conservative figure.”

"According to the average value of elements, this ruins was about 8,000 years ago, and we took the lowest value. It can also be said that this will be the greatest discovery in human history, and everyone will be a new member of history. witness."

Lina's words are extremely shocking. Although we are all a group of believers in ghosts and gods and seem to be incompatible with society, the fact is exactly the opposite. We not only respect the achievements of science and technology, but also do not blindly believe in science like ordinary people.

We view everything very impartially, and we are precisely the most fact-seeking group of people.

Gods, ghosts and technology are not opposites. On the contrary, they have many things in common!

In addition to many absurd unofficial histories, there are many ancient mysteries that can be solved with the help of modern technology.

Similarly, many new scientific and technological discoveries have been promoted under the inducement of the mystery of ghosts and gods.

We in the industry have always adhered to a principle: there are ghosts and gods, and there is also science.

Not talking about the universe and the earth, nor about myths and legends, how many years has human civilization alone existed?

But as early as four hundred years ago, we still firmly believed that the earth was the center of the universe. As early as a few years ago, we thought that there was nothing in space except stars, and we had no idea that there was something called dark matter.

Children of several years old can recite millions of words of "Gesar" after a serious illness; palace murals that have sunk for thousands of years depict spaceships traveling across the starry sky... none of this is accidental. , what technology cannot explain does not mean that falsehood does not exist.

Similarly, with the help of the light of science and technology, things about ghosts and gods are gradually revealed.

Therefore, when they heard that this ruins had such an ancient history, everyone present was shocked but also filled with excitement.

While talking, Li Minghan turned on the light and asked someone to put breakfast on the table.

While everyone was eating, they continued to listen to Lina's report on the data results they had collected over the years.

According to the optical camera mounted on the sturgeon, the straight-line distance from the river surface to the ruins is approximately sixty or seventy meters deep.

The bottom of the ruins is hollow, slightly rectangular, about the size of four or five football fields, and strangely, there is a lot of oxygen and carbon dioxide inside.

In other words, most of the area in the ruins is not in the water, but on land.

To be more precise, it is in an underwater cavity as deep as sixty or seventy meters.

Woo! The air horn sounded, the icebreaker set anchor and moved forward, and the entire restaurant shook slightly.

William said: "Originally, we had to wait a few days before officially starting the exploration trip, but Mr. Fujita's failure to abide by the agreement, coupled with the ninja invasion this morning, forced us to reconsider and speed up the process. , we must rush over now.”

"In view of the special circumstances of this ruins and to prevent harassment from the outside world, I suggest that the joint scientific expedition team be divided into two groups. One group will go deep into the water to conduct field exploration, and the other group will stay on the ship for backup and defense. In this way Come, let us all feel more at ease."

When he said the word "reassured", he deliberately emphasized his tone.

These people here are basically colleagues in the underworld, but our profession is also the most extreme among all professions.

It is extremely common to seize treasures and kill people by any means necessary.

Risking your life to save others, regardless of safety, is not new.

If any treasure is really found in the ruins, fighting among themselves is inevitable.

Besides, the current situation is quite special. If we all enter the ruins together and the enemy blocks the entrance to the cave, it will be completely ruined.

Everyone looked at each other for a few times, but no one said anything.

But everyone knows that this is probably the best way!

"I repeat, no matter what you find, I don't want it. In addition, the reward mentioned last night is also valid. After the thing is done, everyone will have a share, no matter which group of friends they are, in dollars and villas." William looked at After taking a look at everyone, he took out a card from his pocket: "I have drafted a list here. Please pass it around. If there are no objections, we will assign groups according to the list and you can study whether it is feasible."

After speaking, he passed the card to Hill beside him.

Hill passed it to the next person without even looking.

When it was passed to me, I read on the card: "Backup team: Hill, Mrs. Shen, Liu Laoliu, William, Jiang Xiaoyu, Karov. Exploration team: Zhang Jiulin, Jiang Dayu, Liang Mingli, Fan Chong, Lina, Parker."

I have to say, he is very particular about the composition!

Liu Laoliu and I, brothers from the Jiang family, and Karov and Fan Chong, who live on both sides of the Ussuri River, live on one side of the river. Even their father and daughter are separated.

Naturally, he wanted to prevent acquaintances from colluding, but he didn't want anyone to say anything.

The oldest Mrs. Shen and Liu Laoliu also stayed on the ship, plus Wizard Hill. If there was any harassment from foreign enemies, this most powerful combination would be enough to deal with it.

In the underwater team, there are zoologist Parker, science and technology representative Lina, underwater warrior Fan Chong, experienced Jiang Dayu, dwarf wonderman Liang Mingli, plus me, a young expert in the world of underworld, who is extremely powerful in all aspects. sound.

The two groups are equal in number and restrict each other, each equipped with the most suitable candidates.

This grouping seems to have been part of William's plan for a long time.

However, I am a little curious. If the old devil Tsuyoshi Fujita does not go it alone, but continues to stay on the ship, how will he distribute it?

Or was this all part of William's plan?

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